单词 | edentulous |
释义 | edentulousadj. Having no teeth, toothless. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective] > having no toothless1398 untootheda1535 fangless1600 edentulous1782 edentate1828 edental1845 gummy1906 1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 110 The chin and nose of edentulous people are much nearer. 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 281 Fishes..[are] apparently utter strangers to edentulous old age. 1841 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 367/1 The jaws [of echidna] are edentulous. 1859 J. Tomes Syst. Dental Surg. 39 Instances..in which the jaws have been entirely edentulous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1782 |
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